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Rare – Senior Account Executive
Fast track yourself to Client Services Manager
There’s a lot of great things happening at Rare and a role has just come up thanks to one of our favourites deciding to move to Europe and build their career there. So, we are looking for an experienced Senior Account Executive to join Perth’s award winning and largest independent full-service creative advertising agencies. Our independence sets us apart at Rare and allows us to put people at the heart of everything we do.
If you have done your industry learning and are ready to fast-track to the next level this is for you.
As the Senior Account Executive, you will work directly with our Group Business Director to coordinate and manage all types of work on behalf of clients. As well as provide assistance throughout your portfolio, department and the wider agency. You’ll liaise directly with your clients at all levels and help to deliver the projected and budgeted client billings and income, whilst providing added value to client work and agency systems. As one of the best career development agencies in Perth, you’ll supercharge your experience, enjoy the amazing culture and be proud of your achievements.
Your Responsibilities can include:
Client Relationships
• Engage in regular client contact and communication as required.
• Build a close and trusted working relationship with all of your clients.
• Ability to represent the agency professionally in social and professional situations with key externals.
• Provide added value in meetings through beneficial questions and input.
Workflow
Manage client jobs within Rare’s systems, including:
Accountability (Finance system)
• Creation of jobs
• Creation of supplier POs, estimates & invoices
Trello (Workflow management system)
• Creation of Trello cards & inputting all job details
• Inputting client feedback
• Ensuring cards are correctly labelled based on status of job (ie: with comms/ feedback ready for action/ etc)
Coordinate client meetings, including:
• Room setup
• Meeting Agendas
• Contact Reports
• Recording Meeting Notes
• Updating WIP
Liaise with media representatives and suppliers in order to book work.
Proofread work and effectively manage mark-ups and changes.
Prepare Creative & Production Briefs for projects & campaigns.
Recognise opportunities and take initiative for cost savings, added value and efficiencies.
Problem solve, actively recognise problems and offer potential solutions.
Actively participate in Creative and Production briefing meetings and reviews.
Administration Support
• Organise weekly internal WIPs/status meetings.
• Set up new projects and oversee project level finance.
• Support the Agency by undertaking Administration roles as the need arises.
Finance
• Liaise with media representatives and suppliers in order to source supplier quotes and prepare Purchase Orders in Accountability. (Seek your Manager’s approval for supplier quotes greater than $10,000)
• Prepare client estimates and draft invoices for approval.
• Coordinate client work ensuring effective delivery of agency billings, income and targeted business results.
• Assist with other financial matters as required, including Debtors, Budgets, 3-month Projections and Extended Projections.
• Assist with preparing and analysing monthly finance reports.
• Recognise and take initiative of new business opportunities with existing or potential clients.
New Business
• Perform daily checks for new tenders on the tender portals.
• Provide assistance with tenders where required to the New Business team.
About YOU
We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented team player with a natural flair for communication and relationship building. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and brings a positive, solutions-focused mindset to everything they do. You’ll need to be highly organised and comfortable managing multiple projects at once – balancing workflow systems, financial processes, and client needs with efficiency and accuracy. A strong communicator, both written and verbal, you’re confident in client-facing roles and capable of representing the agency professionally in all settings. You’ll take initiative, spot opportunities for improvement, and aren’t afraid to ask the right questions to drive value. If you enjoy being at the heart of the action, problem-solving, and contributing to both creative and operational outcomes – then this could be the perfect role for you.
Skills & Experience
• We request that you have a minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role.
About US
• We have a creative, fun, strong and rewarding team culture.
• Values that align with our team – Be Good Humans, Find the Fun, Wonder More, Join Forces and Hunt Greatness.
• Heritage listed office building & city centre location, for convenience, comfort and to enable our high-performing team.
• We pride ourselves on building close and mutually respectful relationships with our amazing clients, locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Member of the Advertising Council of Australia.
Perks? We have over 50 of them! Here’s a few highlights:
• Flexible and remote working for greater work and life balance.
• Mental Health support through our confidential and 24-hour Employee Assistance Program counselling, as well as Rare Reset Days.
• Paid Parental Leave, a baby shower and celebratory announcements when you’re growing your family.
• A $1,500 p.a. training allowance and a 24 hours study budget to help you hone your professional development
• A celebration of all cultures within our very thorough and active Festive Calendar, as well as supporting cultural public holiday swaps.
• A freebie day off for your birthday!
• Cakes, party pies and an always stocked drinks fridge.
If you’re passionate and live and breathe advertising we’d love to hear from you. Please apply today.
The Fine Print
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
To apply, you must have the right to live and work in Australia.
No recruitment consultants please.
As we strive to Be Good Humans we will endeavour to respond electronically to all applications that are unsuccessful.
However we appreciate your understanding that due to the high number of applications that we will receive, we are unable to reply to individual phone calls or emails.